Now you can do it in Photoshop, so we don't even need artists anymore! I think it's the plan of every corporation to completely rid the world of pesky artists. When they get computers to do a cheesy approximation of every aspect of cartooning that is still done by artists, that'll be the end of us.

What I can't figure out is why they don't write a program to write cartoons. That oughta be easy as shit! Program in the 7 stock plots. Add in which characters you are going to use and what their catch phrases are, and then print out the scripts. You could churn out hundreds of scripts a day. The scriptwriters all place a great value on how fast they can whip the stuff out. I bet a computer could beat them! And computers don't smell as bad.

John,If you haven't already heard of the rave of "Save the Cat", you'll love to hate this guy. His book was a huge hit and now he has a screenwriting program. His whole thing is plug and play screenwriting by tapping into the meaningful themes of today!

http://blakesnyder.com/

"It’s also the key to learning structure found not only in Hollywood blockbusters like Wedding Crashers, The 40 Year-Old Virgin and King Kong, but Indie movies like Maria Full of Grace, Capote, Saw and Lost in Translation."

Those old ads are incredible,thanks for posting them,you dont see that level of artisty put forth in the crap they churn out today.I love the cartoony style and the use of attractive color hues,and the depth and texture.that old cartoony abstract Tony is much better than the generic one we have to settle for today,the old one has much more charm and character.intresting concept in advertising ,draw people to the product with eye catching artwork,rather than push them away with garishness.There is no effort put into anything today,its all just lazy low brow crap designed to appeal to the lowest common denominator.A good example is Burger King using stupid 'tude catchphrases like "No Duh" in its advertising,and what happened to all beautiful colors? today everything is primary colors,ugly shit browns,vomit greens,purples?Family Guy and Simpsons colors for the real world.???!!!

The Admiral TV, polar bear and kangaroos are amazing! I was always weirded out by that big-headed Tony and his nephew or niece though. The painting on all of them is really superior to the modern generic style, I agree.

Good one, craig d. A few years ago I found a program called "They fight crime". It always generates a movie treatment of the form "He's a _____, _____ ____; she's a _____, _____ _____. They fight crime!"

If you run it enough times I think you'll eventually end up with every movie with Ben Affleck or Angelina Jolie in it.

That Sugar Pops rodant is the best! How'd they turn him into a frog? This airbrush style seems to be on alot of packaging. Do the distributers have their own crew to poo out some DVD covers or Cereal boxes?

I have no idea how Disney continually manages to fuck up their dvd covers. Seeing the old displays now makes me hate them more. So far, I think the only good one has been "Tarzan" with Glen Keane's original sketch.Thanks for the pics!

The new stuff looks like the typical Photoshop doge and burn tools. Follow the inks with the dodge tool to lighten it up, then go to the center of the shape with the burn tool to darken. I did that the first time I tried coloring. Even though I don't color in Photoshop at the moment, I know better now about getting real highlight and shadows that suggest a light source, and using different colors to suggest that lighting. It's sad when anyone that can hold a mouse and launch Photoshop are considered artists.

Stop you're making me cry. The slippers on the last character are so beautifully painted. Also, having witnessed the transition (The week I was hired on my first animation job, the trad painting dept was downsized to zilch) I witnessed the painful demise up close. You are doing such a great service bringing this traditional paint stuff to light! Trad on...

The airbrushed art is ugly. It reminds me of the comments concerning The Incredibles, everything looks like it is made of the same stuff. They didn't even try to create textures on the box art. It is easier to airbrush with one color instead of working with multiple layers making something cool.